Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) Supreme Court 386 U.S. 738, 744 438 U.S. 154, 155-156 468 U.S. 897, 922-923 485 U.S. 681, 691-692 Circuit Courts 899 F.2d 927, 937 970 F.2d 719, 727 107 F.3d 774, 782 199 F.3d 1180, 1184 219 F.3d 1171, 1176 235 F.3d 505, 511 295 F.3d 1158, 1177 389 F.3d 1100, 1104 437 F.3d 1050, 1055 518 F.3d 1049, 1053 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)